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Does anyone know of a gun engraver who signs his/her name: "J West"? I think he does great work and would like to know something about him.
Thanks.
H1

any pictures ? What type of gun is the engraving on ?

Here are two pics of the Model 12. I'm not the best photographer and close ups are especially tough. The flash makes it look lighter. Hope you can see them.

A tiny bit to go on. Look under President's Collection Knives.

http://militarycarryknives.com/Knives.htm

Post your pics and pose your question on the Winchester Forum of shotgunworld.com. Hopefully, Pauline Muerrle a former Winchester engraver, will respond with the info you're looking for.
http://www.shotgunworld.com/bbs/viewforum.php?f=60

Wow! Beautiful Model 12! You know a guy never knows where his guns have been. I certainly can't tell you who J. West is/was, but I have seen a Model 12 with that pattern on it here in Minnesota maybe 10 or 12 years ago. Same gun? Who knows.

As for J. West, you might try posting the inquiry to one of the following places on the internet.

FEGA.com (Firearms Engravers Guild of America)

Engraverscafe.com (There is also a forum on this site)

Engravingforum.com (The name says it all)

Hunter 1,

I usually answer the "who done it" questions on the three forums mentioned. Unfortunatly I am not familiar with any engraver named J.West other than on the Gerber link.

The pattern of engraving on your gun is factory 12-5. In the early years of my career I engraved many 12-5 patterns on model 12s including the one that won the 1978 Grand American Handicap in the hands of Jim Edwards (who says engraving doesn't make a gun shoot better). In the 1960s and 70s the 12-5 patterns kept bread on the tables of many occupational engravers.

Regards,
Roger

how bout J. Vest looks like his work mc

Here is what Pauline said about it:

"Nice engraving. I am not familiar with J. West but again a very nice job."
Pauline

Could be John Vest but the picture is too small for me to tell. If I could see a close up of just a few scrolls I would have a better chance of being able to tell. Vest was featured in my first book from 1980.

RB